Inferring the body mass of fossil taxa, such as non‐avian dinosaurs, provides a powerful tool
for interpreting physiological and ecological properties, as well as the ability to study these …

Background Body size is intimately related to the physiology and ecology of an organism.
Therefore, accurate and consistent body mass estimates are essential for inferring …

“An enjoyable read that provides a substantial amount of detail on the biology, ecology, and
distribution of these fantastic animals... Highly recommended.”—Choice More than 10,000 …

Xenarthrans stand out among mammals for various reasons, one of them being their
musculoskeletal postcranial specializations. Extant armadillos, anteaters, and sloths feature …

Body mass is one of the basic information in ecological studies, however, this is a rare
information for the Late Pleistocene megafauna of the South America Intertropical Region. In …

Endocasts are windows into deep history and as such provide modern neuroscience a more
complete appreciation of:(1) the brain's evolutionary potential (by allowing sampling of …

The goal of this study is to evaluate ecomorphological variables in glyptodonts from different
ages (Miocene to early Holocene), clades, and sizes, with the purpose of inferring their …

S outh A merican native ungulates include extinct taxa that evolved within the geographical
context given by the isolation of S outh A merica during most of the C enozoic. The …

Background Body mass estimation is of paramount importance for paleobiological studies,
as body size influences numerous other biological parameters. In mammals, body mass has …

Here we estimate the body mass of 10 iconic species of extinct xenarthrans (cingulates and
sloths) from the Quaternary of Brazil using two sets of predictive equations based on …